That was a great response. I am not sure if I have been tested for HLA. I will address this with my Rheum. My Heme says he has seen some patients with these 2 issues. My DX is UCTD 2022. Thanks

Has your rhuem tested you for the HLA genes?

My husband has CLL and Anklyosing Spondolitis which has caused fusion in his c5-7. I don’t know if this will be helpful AT ALL, but, HLA genes (like HLA-B27) positivity is linked to CLL as well as AI diseases like lupus, AS, and RA etc. husband is HLAB27+. The chronic inflammation caused by these AI diseases is the suspect for leukemia. Now, there are no curative treatments for these diseases, rather management treatments (in my opinion because there is no money in cures and lots of money in long term management, but I digress). We have been seeing a naturopath who has done some food sensitivity and microbiome testing (you can get similar tests on Groupon). He is trying to keep all the other inflammation down so that the body can focus on the leukemia and AS repair. The theory is that too much inflammation pulls the body’s resources in too many directions causing all disease to flourish. It might help to take a look at what your body is sensitive to through food and microbiome to get some of your other inflammation down.